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True or false: agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.

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This statement is true.
Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.
It can sound like a snore with somehow long intervals between one gasp and another as it usually occurs at slow rates.
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